Fole

Fole

Fole
Coordinates: 57°39′2″N 18°32′41″E / 57.65056°N 18.54472°E / 57.65056; 18.54472Coordinates: 57°39′2″N 18°32′41″E / 57.65056°N 18.54472°E / 57.65056; 18.54472
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Population (2010)
 • Total 390[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.fole.se

Fole is a small settlement situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden.

Parish

Fole Church is a 13th-century edifice mixing Romanesque and Gothic elements.

Fole is a part of Väskinde parish.[2] Fole Idrottsförening ("Fole Sports Club") is one of the oldest in Gotland, founded in 1894.[3]

A number of gold bracteates and other Viking age jewelry has been found at Fole.[4]

One of the asteroids in the Asteroid belt, 10129 Fole, is named after this place.[5]

Farms

Fole consist of a number of farms over a larger area.[6]

  • Ausarve
  • Bondarve
  • Hajdes
  • Hellvis La.
  • Hellvis St.
  • Kisslings
  • Lillfole
  • Nygårds
  • Prästgården
  • Ringvida
  • Ryftes La.
  • Ryftes St.
  • Sojdeby La.
  • Sojdeby St.
  • Sojdungs
  • Stentollby
  • Tollby St.
  • Vatlings
  • Änge
  • Östryftes La.
  • Östryftes St.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Statistik". Website. Fole Socken. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Välkommen till Väskinde församling". Website. Svenska Kyrkan. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Idrottsförening". Website. Fole Socken. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bild 29230". Website, data base. Historiska museet. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  6. ↑ "Fole kyrka". www.guteinfo.se. Guteinfo.se. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

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